Comments on: Family myths

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:13:50 +0000

chanie, I knew you weren’t asking for details but I wanted to put that part in so that no one would think the examples were actual true examples.

By: chanie

chanie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:02:09 +0000

interesting, thanks for elaborating. i didnt mean for you to share the details, but just like this - to explain what you meant by the idea (which seemed intriguing to me, but i didnt really fully understand what you meant).

i think this really fits with all your general questioning of assumptions.

also - it is similar to what we do or dont do with our kids. you dont want to pigenhole one or the other as ‘the good one’ or ‘the wild one’ or ‘the princess’ etc.

i think growing up, it is hard to think of our parents/grandparents etc as ordinary people, and as we grow up, it is easier to relate to the complexities of their experiences.

By: Ninotchka

Ninotchka — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:09:41 +0000

You’ve done it again, my friend. Written what I’m thinking/experiencing/pondering/studying internally. How do you do that? Voodoo girl! (grin) Love this. And yes, yes, yes. We totally do this in my family. Except there are 7 siblings and thus 7 different perspectives plus the parents’, plus, plus, plus. Makes for interesting fare, I’ll tell you that! And strangely, makes me adore the crazy bunch (of which I might be the craziest) all the more!

By: Lilian

Lilian — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:54:55 +0000

I wish I had more opportunities to talk about family myths with my brother (we’re not close anymore the way we used to be) or with my two cousins who were like siblings to us growing up… (distance and time don’t allow that either)

I don’t think those secrets and myths can be shared either. (I recently alluded to some of them when I wrote about my dad’s youngest sister, whom we visited in TN).